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this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is tough. he's very tough, he's very wiley. he figured out a way to get this done. if you look at the deal dana bash has been reporting we've been talking about since yesterday, it is essentially a white flag. the only thing that's in it is an anti-fraud measure on obama care which basically everybody can agree toe. >> who can oppose that? >> who can oppose that? the republicans in the house have marched themselves right over to the point of irrelevancy where effectively after two weeks of this wolf, it didn't matter what they did. we wound up with a deal that they could have had on day one. and they've los
this time harry reid really wanted to take charge. >> harry reid wasn't happy with that deal in 2011. looking back on it, i don't think the president was very happy with it either. he didn't like the sequesters that came as a result and so i think both the president said i'm not going to do that all over again, which is why he stood firm this time. and harry reid said you know what? let me do the negotiating this time. i don't want joe biden to do it. i can get this con. harry reid is...
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and to hear it from harry reid is one thing. to hear it from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is another. very, very critical moment here for several reasons. one is because it is the republicans that are -- they're the ones who are probably going to have to give, particularly when it comes ultimately to the house of representatives led by republicans who, of course, have been trying to force at the beginning of this, the defunding of obama care, delay of obama care. they're the ones who want to feel comfortable that their brethren in the senate led by mitch mcconnell are carrying their water at least as much as they can. the fact that mitch mcconnell sounded so positive is indicative they feel good they can get what everybody hopes in the senate will be a big bipartisan vote in order to maybe -- maybe the senate would say force john boehner's hand or even more generally, make it impossible for the conservatives who are probably going to be opposed to anything that's worked out in the senate, make it impossible for them t
and to hear it from harry reid is one thing. to hear it from mitch mcconnell, the republican leader, is another. very, very critical moment here for several reasons. one is because it is the republicans that are -- they're the ones who are probably going to have to give, particularly when it comes ultimately to the house of representatives led by republicans who, of course, have been trying to force at the beginning of this, the defunding of obama care, delay of obama care. they're the ones who...
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this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some folks don't always have a ton of sympathy for government workers but he's certainly trying to show some there, as well. he will took this opportunity to really i think ratchet up a little bit of pressure on the house of representatives. he said there is some progress on the senate side. he said, but he also called the government shutdown completely unnecessary. he acknowledged, as well that there are certainly differences. and he said we stand a good chance, this is not a quote but just sort of broad strokes when he said we stand a good chance of defaulting
this time harry reid is involved with mitch mcconnell. what do we anticipate happening during the course of today. >> was we speak, president obama has been out making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches with youngsters at this food pantry in d.c. to try to highlight some of the effects of the shutdown and to show many of the volunteers at this pantry are furloughed workers, folks who have not been working and using their time for a good cause. i think he's trying to kind of maybe some...
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we heard harry reid. here is house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> soon americans can move on with their lives. we're asking the republicans in the house of representatives to take yes for an answer. we believe that if they put their own bill with their own number on the floor, that it will pass. and we will help them pass that legislation. this is a specific proposal that we are making to them, and we're making it in the form of a letter to the speaker. with that, i yield to the distinguished democratic w.h.i.p., mr. hoyer. >> thank you, leader pelosi. >> steny hoyer speaking now. we're going to ping-pong back and forth. listen to republicans on the hill saying their piece, democrats saying their piece, and the leadership will be meeting with the president in about two and a half hours from now at the white house. this partial shutdown of the federal government has a lot of you wondering about one of the certainties of life, taxes. jay leno summed it up well last night. >> here's the part i don't get, o
we heard harry reid. here is house minority leader nancy pelosi. >> soon americans can move on with their lives. we're asking the republicans in the house of representatives to take yes for an answer. we believe that if they put their own bill with their own number on the floor, that it will pass. and we will help them pass that legislation. this is a specific proposal that we are making to them, and we're making it in the form of a letter to the speaker. with that, i yield to the...
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after a week, harry reid said no, not going to do it. we passed another bill said let's give people a break on the individual mandate, just like you gave the employers, reid said not going to do it. we said let's delay that for a year, not going to do it. the final offer was let's just go to conference and talk about it and they wouldn't do that. the other part was let's make it fair for everyone. members of congress, administration, heads of federal agencies, let's put everybody in the affordable care act if it's a great deal everyone should get to experience it. >> it's not productive to look back. at this point people want members of congress to look forward -- >> and we are. >> in the shutdown, does it seem as though this was the payoff it's worth having shut down government for the sake of seeing whether or not health care is working. very few congress members are talking about the debt ceiling, very few are talking about money and budget. we're talking in large part about health care. >> i disagree with you. the rules committee las
after a week, harry reid said no, not going to do it. we passed another bill said let's give people a break on the individual mandate, just like you gave the employers, reid said not going to do it. we said let's delay that for a year, not going to do it. the final offer was let's just go to conference and talk about it and they wouldn't do that. the other part was let's make it fair for everyone. members of congress, administration, heads of federal agencies, let's put everybody in the...
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they don't think of john boehner or harry reid. he's the president of the country. he's on the sidelines. i'm not blaming him for this at all. he can't be content just to stand by and watch. >> to congressman king's point, the hill and "new york times" reporting today 70% of the intelligence community, civilian employees in the intelligence community have been furloughed. that's got to have national security implications. i was kind of stunned. >> fewer drones. >> well, yeah. >> the drones are never furloughed. >> not to mention the kind of perceptual damage overseas. trusting him on promises. >> debate rolling into the debt ceiling. i don't think it can wait. we pushed it up to the limit the last time. we were downgraded. we actually can't do that. so let's say we have a week in order to work this out before it actually becomes part of that debate. and do those members of the house still demand a concession on obama care which they will never get from this president? >> but here's in an ideal world the way it would work would be the president has said i won't negot
they don't think of john boehner or harry reid. he's the president of the country. he's on the sidelines. i'm not blaming him for this at all. he can't be content just to stand by and watch. >> to congressman king's point, the hill and "new york times" reporting today 70% of the intelligence community, civilian employees in the intelligence community have been furloughed. that's got to have national security implications. i was kind of stunned. >> fewer drones. >>...
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harry reid says he's confident a senate deal can be reached this week. but the house is working on a counter proposal right now. the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to obama care. it would for example, suspend the tax on medical devices for two years and remove health care subsidies for the president and members of congress. just a little while ago, oo the house speaker john boehner said he's trying to find a way forward that avoids a government default. >> there are a lot of opinions about what will direction to go. there have been no decisions about what exactly we will do. but we're going to continue to work with our members on both sides of the aisle to try to make sure that there's no issue of default and to get our government r
harry reid says he's confident a senate deal can be reached this week. but the house is working on a counter proposal right now. the plan by reid and the minority leader mitch mcconnell would fund the government through january 15th. budget negotiations would take place by december. it would raise the nation's debt ceiling through february 7th and it could include some minor tweaks to obama care. the house proposal would include much of what's in the senate plan with even bigger changes to...
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>> the only people talking about default are the people like harry reid. >> no, no. your party has been talking about default. >> if we have a debt ceiling, let's take that opportunity to do something. so you won't default. >> nobody is talking about defaulting. >> what if we don't accede to your demands? >> if you're talking about that, something the american people -- >> you've listed the demands. what if we don't do what you require? >> it would bring in regulatory -- >> let's get real, man. what happens if we don't do what you say here. >> can i bring up a radical idea for a second? it just breaks out of the whole current system. harry reid could announce tomorrow morning that the senate will pass the key stone pipeline. and the senate will pass the repeal to the tax devices. and when it came out of the senate, you know the house will pass it. the president could announce he would sign it. that would be a step toward a cleaner debt ceiling. and you can say, gee, we both won. they got two of the major goals. there are lots of ways to do this. there's no way to do
>> the only people talking about default are the people like harry reid. >> no, no. your party has been talking about default. >> if we have a debt ceiling, let's take that opportunity to do something. so you won't default. >> nobody is talking about defaulting. >> what if we don't accede to your demands? >> if you're talking about that, something the american people -- >> you've listed the demands. what if we don't do what you require? >> it...
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and harry reid and president obama's position is we won't even talk. let me point to something that's a good sign. this may have been missed in the coverage, but it's a good sign of washington working the way it should. today a piece of legislation was passed. the house of representatives passed a bill sunday morning that says regardless of what happens if there's a shutdown or not, we're going to fund the men and women of our military. for weeks president obama and harry reid had been threatening the men and women of the mill their their paychecks would be lost. today harry reid did something good, something i praised him for, so the senate unanimously passed that. that will go to the president's desk for signature today. that's a step in the right direction. that is ensuring that our soldiers and sailors, airmen and marines are not held hostage. >> so at least a bit of bipartisanship. i want to take a quick break, continue this conversation. there's a lot at stake, as you well know. much more of our conversation can senator ted cruz. tweet us, using
and harry reid and president obama's position is we won't even talk. let me point to something that's a good sign. this may have been missed in the coverage, but it's a good sign of washington working the way it should. today a piece of legislation was passed. the house of representatives passed a bill sunday morning that says regardless of what happens if there's a shutdown or not, we're going to fund the men and women of our military. for weeks president obama and harry reid had been...
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and the sense that we're getting today, candy, as you know, senate majority leader harry reid and top senate democratic leaders were here at the white house. but that followed a very important meeting that occurred yesterday between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that is essentially the first time these two leaders have met over these negotiations to reopen the government and to raise the nation's debt ceiling. there is another meeting expected later today although one is not scheduled at this point. interesting to note, candy, one new development in all of this, we're hearing from senate republicans who are saying that senate majority leader harry reid is insisting on change tooz the sequester as part of a larger deal to reopen the government and raise the nation's debt ceiling. of course, republicans are balking at that at this point. that is not a good sign as to where negotiations are headed. as you know, candy, reid is taking a harder position at this point. he is driving a hard bargain. >> he is, sequester being the forced budget cuts. has the white house farmed this out to the
and the sense that we're getting today, candy, as you know, senate majority leader harry reid and top senate democratic leaders were here at the white house. but that followed a very important meeting that occurred yesterday between harry reid and mitch mcconnell. that is essentially the first time these two leaders have met over these negotiations to reopen the government and to raise the nation's debt ceiling. there is another meeting expected later today although one is not scheduled at this...
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harry reid was so frustrated today, he yelled at dana bash. who yells at dana bash? >> well, and that is the key point, you say why should he have to negotiate on his signature? >> simply because this obama care was sold as and what was passed is not the same one that is now being implemented and executed because what he has done, he has picked and chosen those under the employer mandate the provisions will be delayed for a year. my question is under what rationale can he decide those people should be delayed for a year and members of congress have to fund the -- >> then impeach him. >> they should create fairness under obama care and delay -- >> paul, what about that argument? because that's the argument a lot are making that the bill that was voted on that was passed is different than the one the president is now released to the public. >> because he has shown flexibility and compromise in implementing it. that's why the whole thing is fraud from the republicans as peter king said. it's fraud. the president compromised on even implementing it. truth is the employer
harry reid was so frustrated today, he yelled at dana bash. who yells at dana bash? >> well, and that is the key point, you say why should he have to negotiate on his signature? >> simply because this obama care was sold as and what was passed is not the same one that is now being implemented and executed because what he has done, he has picked and chosen those under the employer mandate the provisions will be delayed for a year. my question is under what rationale can he decide...
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i was not in the negotiations, that is between harry reid and the speaker of the house. what i can tell you -- >> so there were negotiations. >> no, i don't know if there were, i was not present at the alleged negotiations. that is between them. the reality is that the republicans have been holding firm on what we want to do for funding the government. you know, anderson, it is kind of like you telling cnn that you want to go ahead and you want to extend your contract for a year. and cnn tells you that you have to sign the dotted line right now and you can negotiate on the terms of your contract later. that is what the president wants us to do. and that is what harry reid wants us to do, and i don't think that is acceptable. >> but it is not really that way, because congress has not passed my contract, and the supreme court has not accepted it as valid. the president won on the health care act and won twice, the opponent lost twice on the affordable care act, the supreme court has backed it up. why not allow us to come to a vote? >> well, number one, your premise is inco
i was not in the negotiations, that is between harry reid and the speaker of the house. what i can tell you -- >> so there were negotiations. >> no, i don't know if there were, i was not present at the alleged negotiations. that is between them. the reality is that the republicans have been holding firm on what we want to do for funding the government. you know, anderson, it is kind of like you telling cnn that you want to go ahead and you want to extend your contract for a year....
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it's like harry reid is acting like a spoiled brat, crossing his arms. there's nothing wrong with obama care. we're not going to discuss it. as if it's not true. no, it's failing. we need to have this discussion. if it's so great, what are they afraid of? >> obama care was debated vigorously. passed both chambers. it was passed into law, upheld by supreme court and front and center in barack obama's re-election last year. so all in all -- >> i completely disagree with you. >> -- the president has a fairly good claim to say, we've been down this road and -- >> no, no, no, no -- >> -- and what the hell does this have to do with shutting down the government? >> this is legislation was passed without one vote. it wasn't passed through the normal process. they used a procedural trick to get it through because they knew they couldn't get it through. >> a procedural trick called reconciliation, which is a budget measure, which indeed, she is correct. it did not have one republican vote to support it, which is an indication of how deeply divided democrats and re
it's like harry reid is acting like a spoiled brat, crossing his arms. there's nothing wrong with obama care. we're not going to discuss it. as if it's not true. no, it's failing. we need to have this discussion. if it's so great, what are they afraid of? >> obama care was debated vigorously. passed both chambers. it was passed into law, upheld by supreme court and front and center in barack obama's re-election last year. so all in all -- >> i completely disagree with you. >>...
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harry reid tries to redouble the bet and now i actually want you to roll back the sequester. at some point you have to understand this is a profound fight over the size of the federal government, the size of the federal deficit, and whether or not washington is going to run the whole country incompetently as it has with the health.gov. amazon and google, the u.s. government can't figure out how to put up a site you can go to? this is a sign of how fundamentally incompetent the bureaucracy is. >> some of the states have done a little better actually than the federal website has done. i want to play you quickly in reference to the gop brand, which we do know in polls has at least taken a current hit, and something i asked senator ted cruz last week. >> do you think you have hurt the republican party brand? >> not remotely. >> is this man being unfairly targeted by colleagues as well as by democrats? and do you think the tea party or those who ascribe to tea party values has an outsized influence right now in the republican party? >> ted cruz is a very aggressive articulator of
harry reid tries to redouble the bet and now i actually want you to roll back the sequester. at some point you have to understand this is a profound fight over the size of the federal government, the size of the federal deficit, and whether or not washington is going to run the whole country incompetently as it has with the health.gov. amazon and google, the u.s. government can't figure out how to put up a site you can go to? this is a sign of how fundamentally incompetent the bureaucracy is....
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he sat down with the democratic leader of the senate and told harry reid, you got to agree to really deep republican spending cuts. reed said i don't know if we can sell it but he did. he united his caucus which is more diverse. harry reid has a socialist in bernie sanders and joe who shot a bullet through an environmental law in a tv add. that's a pretty diverse caucus. reid held them together and delivered and the only way out of this is for boehner to unflake. put the bill he agreed to on the floor. our count at cnn shows there are votes to pass, this ought to be the law and we shouldn't make people suffer through the shutdown. >> do you think there are enough votes to pass a clean c.r.? >> there may or may not be but if there are you would ask john boehner to put his own speaker ship at risk. >> for the good of the country, who cares -- shouldn't he not care about his own speaker ship and if it gets the government going? >> i'm going to stipulate that the president is an intelligent man. can we stipulate that? so you're sitting across the table from somebody and your condition is
he sat down with the democratic leader of the senate and told harry reid, you got to agree to really deep republican spending cuts. reed said i don't know if we can sell it but he did. he united his caucus which is more diverse. harry reid has a socialist in bernie sanders and joe who shot a bullet through an environmental law in a tv add. that's a pretty diverse caucus. reid held them together and delivered and the only way out of this is for boehner to unflake. put the bill he agreed to on...
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>> i had a chance to ask harry reid about this at a news conference a couple of weeks ago, and senator reid is giving no indication whatsoever that he is going to take the gavel away, and senator menendez is right about some of the allegations, some of the others that popped up in the conservative news side, the daily caller, no evidence to correspond roborate. the political -- >> almost two years late. >> and did not put them on his disclosure form is a problem for him. >> two weeks ago is one thing. now -- i mean "the new york times" calling for a democrat to remove a democrat from a committee is fairly noteworthy. >> let's say new jersey doesn't exactly have the best record when it comes to ethics in government. what "the new york times" has seen is what many people who live in new jersey or the new york region have seen, which is they're sort of a drip, drip, drip of the new jersey politician that starts off looking like one thing and turns into a much bigger story that obviously was the case with bob torricelli, the former senator who ended up resigning and then we learned a lot a
>> i had a chance to ask harry reid about this at a news conference a couple of weeks ago, and senator reid is giving no indication whatsoever that he is going to take the gavel away, and senator menendez is right about some of the allegations, some of the others that popped up in the conservative news side, the daily caller, no evidence to correspond roborate. the political -- >> almost two years late. >> and did not put them on his disclosure form is a problem for him....
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it sounds like harry reid is willing to have a conversation. i do think this is much bigger than obama care. i think the conversation is going to include the debt ceiling. i think it's going to include funding issues we've been discussing for a while now. so this is not going to come down to obama care. i think it's going to come down to a much broader picture. i think if we can do it quickly, get the government turned back on, we can alleviate this problem from happening again in the near future. >> are you disappointed with your republican colleagues that there was a rider attached to the bill 0 fund the government? are you disappointed in that or not? did you think it was a good idea? it was never going to work. >> well, you know, again, i don't -- i don't get to make those ultimate decisions. i'm not going to second-guess leadership at had point. i never wanted the government to shutdown. my last vote in the house was a "no" vote prior to yesterday before the shutdown, i voted no because i felt we should have attached a clean cr. when i say
it sounds like harry reid is willing to have a conversation. i do think this is much bigger than obama care. i think the conversation is going to include the debt ceiling. i think it's going to include funding issues we've been discussing for a while now. so this is not going to come down to obama care. i think it's going to come down to a much broader picture. i think if we can do it quickly, get the government turned back on, we can alleviate this problem from happening again in the near...
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so i think what democrats are trying to do and you saw harry reid and joe biden trying to do, they say don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain. the problem with your life are these neanderthals and anarchists in the republican party. and it just isn't where the country is at right now. >> i think the reality of where we are on the budget deal which we saw last we can was what can the house produce to avoid a government shutdown? and i think boehner showed that so far they can't lead their caucus to a deal. they were embarrassed by having to pull down another veil. this now happens all the time. and i think what reid and vice president biden were saying was that there is, you know, this very -- this group of that are just making it impossible to come to any kind of deal. that's where we are. >> here's the problem. they were dysfunctional before syria and they're dysfunctional now. we talk about -- >> the question is whether the president's hand has been strengthened or weakened on capitol hill. >> it doesn't matter. they'll try to block everything before syria and everything a
so i think what democrats are trying to do and you saw harry reid and joe biden trying to do, they say don't pay attention to the man behind the curtain. the problem with your life are these neanderthals and anarchists in the republican party. and it just isn't where the country is at right now. >> i think the reality of where we are on the budget deal which we saw last we can was what can the house produce to avoid a government shutdown? and i think boehner showed that so far they can't...
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it was crafted by senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. senate republicans will take a closer look at it during a closed door meeting that begins in 3 1/2 hours. house republicans will huddle up to than their next move. skepticism between nuclear talks, the u.s. and five world powers under way in ja jeff va. experts say far more than that needs to be done to assure the west that iran can't quickly build a nuclear weapon. >>> what was originally believed to be a minor heart problem turned out to be a serious condition for former president george w. bush. according to sources close to mr. bush, they say he had a 95% blockage in an artery back in august that required a stent to open it. they say the former president was pretty lucky doctors discovered it in time. >>> a young fisherman got quite a shocking surprise while out on a lake in east texas. a lightning bolt struck right in front of 16-year-old tucker's boat. the strike happened a few yards in front of his boat. a little too close for comfort. he captured this on a go pro camera that h
it was crafted by senate leaders harry reid and mitch mcconnell. senate republicans will take a closer look at it during a closed door meeting that begins in 3 1/2 hours. house republicans will huddle up to than their next move. skepticism between nuclear talks, the u.s. and five world powers under way in ja jeff va. experts say far more than that needs to be done to assure the west that iran can't quickly build a nuclear weapon. >>> what was originally believed to be a minor heart...
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president obama and harry reid will scream that the learns are threatening to shut down obamacare. we need to stand up and win the argument. we have to stand up and say no, we want to keep the government open, we voted to keep the government open, to fund the government, why is president obama threatening the shut obamacare down? we need 41 republicans in the senate or 318 republicans in the house. and you know what? this fights is likely to heat up in the month of september. that's going to be when the battle is engaged. i'm convinced there's a new paragon in politics that actually has washington have uncomfortable, and that paradigm is the rise of the grass roots, the demand of the grass roots base to demand that their government do the ligright thin. offensive we see a grass roots tsunami, that's going to cause republicans and democrats to listen to the people. >> but it's going to take a tsunami? >> it's going to take a tsunami and i'm going to do everything i can to encourage that tsunami. >> what about the law? this has been put into law. this is the argument on the other sid
president obama and harry reid will scream that the learns are threatening to shut down obamacare. we need to stand up and win the argument. we have to stand up and say no, we want to keep the government open, we voted to keep the government open, to fund the government, why is president obama threatening the shut obamacare down? we need 41 republicans in the senate or 318 republicans in the house. and you know what? this fights is likely to heat up in the month of september. that's going to be...
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harry reid is not interested in fiscal responsibility. barack obama surely is not. he's interested in borrowing more money. >> the price being paid isn't being paid by you or anyone in that building. it's paid by everyone outside of that building. >> if this is conservative republican plan had been implemented five years ago, say at the inception of what is now the obama presidency we would have far less debt and deficit. we wouldn't be in this situation today and the american people would say, good, glad you took a sacrifice in the short term so we'll be better off in the long term. we're at historically interest rates. 8% of our revenue stream it takes to pay the interest on the debt, that could double, go 2 1/2 times in a matter of months. then where are we? we revisit this conversation. they'll say republicans why didn't you stand stronger and longer. >> i need to talk strategy. i want to know where things go today. do you have any indication the house will vote today. >> i don't know if john boehner wakes up with another new idea. i don't have a new idea i can
harry reid is not interested in fiscal responsibility. barack obama surely is not. he's interested in borrowing more money. >> the price being paid isn't being paid by you or anyone in that building. it's paid by everyone outside of that building. >> if this is conservative republican plan had been implemented five years ago, say at the inception of what is now the obama presidency we would have far less debt and deficit. we wouldn't be in this situation today and the american...
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>> that's what harry reid said in a discussion in nevada on a television interview. he said there's going -- the obama health care law is going to fail and we go to a single payer system which is like the system in britain or canada where the care is free but the waits are very long. i've operated on people from canada who have come down because they couldn't wait. they couldn't afford to wait for their free operation. and death rates from cancer are much higher in england and the united states because the care is delayed. >> 50 million people in this country are already on a single payer. it is called medicare. that's how the canadian system works. basically the same way our medicare does. 50 million americans already are in a single payer. >> it is a difference. it works in america for people over 65. there is no reason it can't work for more people. >> in canada they say we're going to do this total joints this year. once it's over, and usually that's by halloween, you get no joints. >> gentlemen, thank you for your perspective. >> thank you for having us. >> comi
>> that's what harry reid said in a discussion in nevada on a television interview. he said there's going -- the obama health care law is going to fail and we go to a single payer system which is like the system in britain or canada where the care is free but the waits are very long. i've operated on people from canada who have come down because they couldn't wait. they couldn't afford to wait for their free operation. and death rates from cancer are much higher in england and the united...
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any senator who vote for clot injure is voting to give harry reid -- i hope and believe they -- i hope all 46 senate republicans stand united again cloture on this bill, because no senate republican wants to give harry reid the ability to use 51 votes for fund obam-bama care. >> the way he framed the argument is relatively new. what he is basically saying is, republicans, if you don't stand with me, you're standing with the democrats. this is complicated, and that argument is already not playing with a very important republican, mitch mcconnell. just a couple minutes after i spoke with ted cruz, mitch mcconnell said he would not support the filibuster, will basically not stand with him. that will make ted chris' job a lot harder, but he'll play it out down to the wire, which is a week from today. >>> what a story. all right. thank very much. we'll see what happens. dana, thank you. >>> another big event here in new york, the clinton global initiative. one might argument that hillary clinton is more of an attraction this year than perhaps even her husband. here's our chief correspondent
any senator who vote for clot injure is voting to give harry reid -- i hope and believe they -- i hope all 46 senate republicans stand united again cloture on this bill, because no senate republican wants to give harry reid the ability to use 51 votes for fund obam-bama care. >> the way he framed the argument is relatively new. what he is basically saying is, republicans, if you don't stand with me, you're standing with the democrats. this is complicated, and that argument is already not...
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harry reid wouldn't wait for us to debate the last one. he simply announced we're going to table it in the morning. all you senators can go to bed and at 9:30 this morning they went ahead and tabled it. i have been in a lot of negotiations in my business life and whenever you put an offer on the table, the other side needs to bring a counteroffer. we've never seen one from the united states senate. >> i mean president obama won. why should the president of the united states negotiate on a law that he ran twice on, was elected on, his opponent ran against, american people didn't vote for his opponent and it's been signed off by the supreme court. so why should he now leave that up to negotiation? >> well, he was an add junt constitutional law professor at the university of chicago. i'd say the answer to that question is article one of the constitution. the legislative branch. it's a paramount branch of government. it's set up to be the responsive branch from the people. there was a wave election -- >> didn't the people speak in presidential
harry reid wouldn't wait for us to debate the last one. he simply announced we're going to table it in the morning. all you senators can go to bed and at 9:30 this morning they went ahead and tabled it. i have been in a lot of negotiations in my business life and whenever you put an offer on the table, the other side needs to bring a counteroffer. we've never seen one from the united states senate. >> i mean president obama won. why should the president of the united states negotiate on a...
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we have not also gotten clarification on what harry reid meant said, don't screw it up. >> he said that directly to mayor gray. >> yes, he did. >> they could pass -- within and be fine, but that's not happening. mayor gray is warning about that. they also administer grants to neighboring counties like fairfax, montgomery county, to spend on firefighters. there's a vulnerability. thanks very much. people across the united states are angry, but some have bigger platforms to invent more power. the ceo of starbucks certain falls into that category. cnn's poppy harlow spoke with him. open the government immediately. how shultz wants you to do more. he wants you to sign a petition to washington, demanding three things -- open the government, pay our debt and pass a long-term budget deal. >> we must provide a level of pressure and concern delivered to washington, so they understand that the american people are watching, the american people are serious. >> starbucks footprint is, well, enormous, with 45 million customers a week in the u.s. this megapeat is schultz' most recent jump into hot-but
we have not also gotten clarification on what harry reid meant said, don't screw it up. >> he said that directly to mayor gray. >> yes, he did. >> they could pass -- within and be fine, but that's not happening. mayor gray is warning about that. they also administer grants to neighboring counties like fairfax, montgomery county, to spend on firefighters. there's a vulnerability. thanks very much. people across the united states are angry, but some have bigger platforms to...
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they have got to get nancy pelosi and harry reid to bring along democrats, and we've -- >> harry reid is tough on this. he's pretty pro gun. >> well, he's going to have to listen to his constituents. i think he will. i think you're going to find in all of these places, when i talk to people around the country, there's just enough is enough. you see people who have been big gun rights advocates all of a sudden saying, well, we can't keep doing this. >> mr. mayor, thank you. >> you're welcome. thank you for having me. >> coming up, manti te'o's, a twitter war for the record books and for the ridiculist. ♪ you know my heart burns for you... ♪ i'm up next, but now i'm singing the heartburn blues. hold on, prilosec isn't for fast relief. cue up alka-seltzer. it stops heartburn fast. ♪ oh what a relief it is! >>> time now for the ridiculist. tonight, we're adding the twitter war between donald trump and deadspin. this week, deadspin broke the story about the notre dame linebacker who had a fake girlfriend, and trump was apparently imp pressed. he tweeted this yesterday, congratulation
they have got to get nancy pelosi and harry reid to bring along democrats, and we've -- >> harry reid is tough on this. he's pretty pro gun. >> well, he's going to have to listen to his constituents. i think he will. i think you're going to find in all of these places, when i talk to people around the country, there's just enough is enough. you see people who have been big gun rights advocates all of a sudden saying, well, we can't keep doing this. >> mr. mayor, thank you....
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>> that's what harry reid said in a discussion in nevada. he said the obama health care law is going to fail and we'll go to a single payer system, which is like the system in britain or canada where the care is free, but the waits are very long. i've operated on people from canada, who have come down because they couldn't wait. they couldn't afford to wait for their free operation. and death rates from cancer are much higher in england than the united states, because the care is delayed. >> 50 million people in this country are already in a single payer. it's called medicare. that's how the canadian payer system works, basically the way our medicare works. 50 million americans are already in a single payer. >> that's a huge difference. >> it is, but it works in america for people over 65. there's no reason it can't work for more people. >> in canada, they say we're going to do this many total care joints a year and that's it. usually that's up till halloween and after that -- >> don't have joint problems after halloween in canada. >>> hilla
>> that's what harry reid said in a discussion in nevada. he said the obama health care law is going to fail and we'll go to a single payer system, which is like the system in britain or canada where the care is free, but the waits are very long. i've operated on people from canada, who have come down because they couldn't wait. they couldn't afford to wait for their free operation. and death rates from cancer are much higher in england than the united states, because the care is delayed....
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the senate majority leader harry reid told our ted barrett, basically nonstarter. he said no, so he's got a pretty important opinion and he's saying, uh-uh, not going to do that. >>ads you're reporting on the house republican meeting happening right now, we know we should be hearing, according to you and your crew on the hill, we should be hearing from house democrats and senate democrats in the next couple minutes as well. dana bash, we'll be back in touch with you quickly. >>> back to this other story we're watching out of chicago for you, this fast-moving story. dozens of people are hurt today after this commuter train collided with another, and investigators have no idea why. let me go straight to the scene to ted rowlands who is there for us. ted, one train, full of passengers. the other, this misystery runaw train, is that correct? >> total mystery. it was empty, the other train. this was a four-car train. you can see it behind me here, the one that is scrumpaled up is the empty train. somehow, it got on the tracks this morning, 8:00, during the commute, and
the senate majority leader harry reid told our ted barrett, basically nonstarter. he said no, so he's got a pretty important opinion and he's saying, uh-uh, not going to do that. >>ads you're reporting on the house republican meeting happening right now, we know we should be hearing, according to you and your crew on the hill, we should be hearing from house democrats and senate democrats in the next couple minutes as well. dana bash, we'll be back in touch with you quickly. >>>...
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and we also know that in the senate today, senator harry reid plans to hold a vote on a so-called clean debt limit that would raise the debt limit for a year. there's some republicans who say they don't want to see the vote take place. that's just a political stunt. it's not going to be helpful to the larger conversations going on. that's what we'll be watching for today. and looking and listening to find out what other kinds of conversations are going on behind closed doors that get us closer to a deal that could pass both houses. >> athena jones on capitol hill this morning. >>> she's been standing out there in new york harbor for 1 lonely days without any visitors. well now the statue of liberty and other federal landmarks will be reopening. the state of new york says it's losing too many tourist dollars because of the shutdown and it will pay the national park service $61,000 a day to operate liberty island. arizona struck a similar deal with the federal government to open the grand canyon. it will pay the national park service more than $650,000 to operate the park for at least a w
and we also know that in the senate today, senator harry reid plans to hold a vote on a so-called clean debt limit that would raise the debt limit for a year. there's some republicans who say they don't want to see the vote take place. that's just a political stunt. it's not going to be helpful to the larger conversations going on. that's what we'll be watching for today. and looking and listening to find out what other kinds of conversations are going on behind closed doors that get us closer...
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now, pulling back the curtain a little bit more even, senate democratic leader harry reid in an exclusive interview with cnn's dana bash, said that back in september, he agreed with house speaker john boehner in a private deal to spending cuts the democrats didn't like so that the government could be funded. but he said boehner reneged on that, added the obama care language. obviously, chris and kate, an admission to show that boehner's leadership has been thwarted by a minority in his party. >> the fact that there has been such a shift in strategy on how republicans will be handling both of these crises, that is also showing it there. thank you so much. >> so important that you stay engaged in this. tweet us with #newday. we will never tell you when you're on mike and talking for exactly this reason. you get candor. you get politicians talking about strategy. i guess they didn't poll this. this is why we're going to win with this strategy. it reveals the game that's going on that's so frustrate to so many and not isolated to one party by the way. that could have as easily been two democr
now, pulling back the curtain a little bit more even, senate democratic leader harry reid in an exclusive interview with cnn's dana bash, said that back in september, he agreed with house speaker john boehner in a private deal to spending cuts the democrats didn't like so that the government could be funded. but he said boehner reneged on that, added the obama care language. obviously, chris and kate, an admission to show that boehner's leadership has been thwarted by a minority in his party....
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they have refused to compromise at all, and unfortunately harry reid and president obama believe this shutdown benefits them as a partisan political matter. >> so for me, thanks very much for watching. "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire", after four days of shutdown, who's to blame? >> democrats have invoked my name as the root of all evil in the world. >>> who will blink? >> we should get this over with as soon as possible. >>> is anybody winning? >> this isn't some damned game. >>> on the left steffie tutter. on the right s.e. kipp. howard dean and jessie venturo, what furloughed both parties' lawmakers. solving the shutdown. what can taxpayers do? tonight on "crossfire." >>> welcome to "crossfire." i'm stephanie cutter on the left. >> i'm secupp on the right. the white house signaling to the "wall street journal" that they don't care how long this shutdown guy on as long as they're winning is a huge problem. winning republicans if the white house doesn't lead soon, they'll find themselves in big trouble.
they have refused to compromise at all, and unfortunately harry reid and president obama believe this shutdown benefits them as a partisan political matter. >> so for me, thanks very much for watching. "crossfire" starts right now. >>> tonight on "crossfire", after four days of shutdown, who's to blame? >> democrats have invoked my name as the root of all evil in the world. >>> who will blink? >> we should get this over with as soon as...
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reid's deal with nothing in there that restrains our spending and nothing in there that does anything to slow down the juggernaut of obama care. >> how would continuing the shutdown, though, give you any leverage on obama care? you don't have the votes to delay or defund obama care. >> if you hold out on this thing, and you can't be sending the message that you're not going to. that's the problem with the situation we're in right now. you could get some changes in obama care or you could get some kind of agreement that will make some changes in obama care. but the american people have rejected it. now the two issues are conflated. and that's one of the things that i really wanted to avoid was sticking the two together. it's exactly what we have in the same bill. it's a worst case scenario from all this we've done over the last months come together here tonight. and nancy pelosi has apparently said she'll deliver 200 votes to get this to pass. >> you're confident it's going to pass? >> yes. and i want to live to fight another day and i don't want to sacrifice my principles. you don't h
reid's deal with nothing in there that restrains our spending and nothing in there that does anything to slow down the juggernaut of obama care. >> how would continuing the shutdown, though, give you any leverage on obama care? you don't have the votes to delay or defund obama care. >> if you hold out on this thing, and you can't be sending the message that you're not going to. that's the problem with the situation we're in right now. you could get some changes in obama care or you...
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harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >> exactly. just going to say that. it's entirely possible at this point. nothing would be -- we are in such extraordinary times, nothing would be -- >> cats and dogs living together. >>> still ahead, tackling the problem of concussions head on. what did the nfl know about any link between brain rattling hits and head injuries? the reporters behind a new book and documentary join us next. >>> and in pop culture, the government shutdown closed parks and monuments and the final frontier but we will ask a man who helped fix the hubble telescope how the stalemate impacts nasa. if yand you're talking toevere rheuyour rheumatologistike me, about trying or adding a biologic. this is humira, adalimumab. this is humira working to help relieve my pain. this is humira helpin
harry reid told dana he sat down with speaker boehner -- >> on funding, not the debt ceiling. >> right. it's not a negotiable thing. >> this is going to have to be at this point one big thing where you raise the debt ceiling and fund the government and maybe -- you don't think so? >> i think you could continue the shutdown -- >> exactly. just going to say that. it's entirely possible at this point. nothing would be -- we are in such extraordinary times, nothing...
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harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate has indicated that the ban wouldn't make it to the floor in the senate because he has five democratic senators from red states that can't afford to address the assault weapon ban with an election coming. >> look, whether you say that, and i don't dispute that for a second, i just think those five that you're talking about are showing utter political and moral cowardice, as ray kelly said. it's time for them to stand up and vote on their conscience, not on political expediency, isn't it? >> that's supposing their conscious tells them that's the right thing to do. >> i agree with that. the way you phrased it yourself, you and i both believe that probably what is underpinning that situation is a political fear that they will be driven out of their seats. >> a political fear, and that's what their constituents want them to do. that's the second half of the equation that the commissioner left out. you may have a conscience, but if the people that you represent don't want you to do something, you're really not their representative, are you? but t
harry reid, the democratic leader in the senate has indicated that the ban wouldn't make it to the floor in the senate because he has five democratic senators from red states that can't afford to address the assault weapon ban with an election coming. >> look, whether you say that, and i don't dispute that for a second, i just think those five that you're talking about are showing utter political and moral cowardice, as ray kelly said. it's time for them to stand up and vote on their...
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but refusing to negotiate is an untenable position and frankly by refusing to negotiate, harry reid and the president are putting our country on a pretty dangerous path. listen, there has never been a president in our history that did not negotiate over the debt limit. never. >> we are also hearing from house democrats. you heard from the speaker there. no big shock. they had some harsh words for speaker boehner. >> surprise, surprise. listen to what the chairman of the house democratic caucus said just a short time ago. >> i have just been informed that earlier this morning, speaker boehner respond to do a reporter's question about the fact that the votes exist to pass a clean budget and we could reopen the doors to government and put americans back to work and my understanding is eloquent response was doo doo. >> doo doo. >> you're the reporter who asked that question of the house speaker. tell me what you heard. >> i didn't hear doo doo. i heard speaker boehner humming something. it might have been dah, dah, dah or dah, dah, dah. i didn't here doo doo but the bottom line he didn't wa
but refusing to negotiate is an untenable position and frankly by refusing to negotiate, harry reid and the president are putting our country on a pretty dangerous path. listen, there has never been a president in our history that did not negotiate over the debt limit. never. >> we are also hearing from house democrats. you heard from the speaker there. no big shock. they had some harsh words for speaker boehner. >> surprise, surprise. listen to what the chairman of the house...
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. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional outreach. i'm told that this is not a meeting where any sort of specific plan is going to be laid out but right now there's this idea out there that you're hearing about a short-term extension to reopen the government and increase the debt ceiling even if just for a small while and i'm not sure if this is so much of a sign of a precursor to a breakthrough as it is sort of commentary on how dug in both sides have been, that the idea that the president has been open to this and house republicans are saying no to it. what we know, wolf, is that all of these politicians are facing a tremendous amount of treasure. you're
. >> the senate majority leader harry reid had this message for the speaker. >> basically what we've been saying is the speaker and my republican friends should take yes for an answer. we're ready to go to conference. we have a simple, simple request. let us pay our bills. >> brianna keilar is at the white house and dana bash is at capitol hill. brianna, first to you. >> reporter: wolf, i'm told by a white house official not to read too much into this. it's congressional...
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. >> should the presidentismply call if john boehner, forget about harry reid, nancy pelosi, forget about mitch mcconnell. it really is the president and john boehner. they have to work this out. shu he just call in john boehner and say, mr. speaker, we've got to figure this out. there are so many people suffering right now. and if this debt ceiling isn't raised, it's going to be potentially another deep recession for the entire economy. >> the consequences are very great if the debt ceiling isn't raised. i predict it will be raised. the speaker has said he didn't want to see us go into default he is the president. he doesn't have to worry about getting re-elected. it's his second term shouldn't he just do what lbj might have done or ronald reagan might have done, take charge of this crisis. >> times are different. >> why? >> because all these outside factor hess i talked about. so you know, all i can tell you is the president has to be personally engaged all the time, 24 hours a day. he's the only one that speaks for all americans. it also requires the leadership of speaker boehner and t
. >> should the presidentismply call if john boehner, forget about harry reid, nancy pelosi, forget about mitch mcconnell. it really is the president and john boehner. they have to work this out. shu he just call in john boehner and say, mr. speaker, we've got to figure this out. there are so many people suffering right now. and if this debt ceiling isn't raised, it's going to be potentially another deep recession for the entire economy. >> the consequences are very great if the...
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now, all eyes on the senate and whether harry reid can work out a compromise. >> the conversations were very cordial, but i hope our talking is some solace to the american people. they are not doing us a favor by reopening the government. they are not doing us a favor by extending a debt ceiling. those are part of our jobs. >> meantime the republicans are accusing the president of pulling a bait and switch. >> the president was not negotiating in good faith, what he said is whatever you offer i am not interested in it. he is hoping to cut a deal with the senate, which i think would be a terrible deal, to undermined the house. >> you have all of the factions and feuds, the senate versus the house and the house versus the republic and the republicans versus the democrats, and now we are talking about the senate plan. any meetings planned between reid and mcconnell? >> well, we don't know anything that has been publicly announced. the bipartisan group of senators have been working to get it done. we do know that leaders on both sides are here in washington, d.c., where others have gone out
now, all eyes on the senate and whether harry reid can work out a compromise. >> the conversations were very cordial, but i hope our talking is some solace to the american people. they are not doing us a favor by reopening the government. they are not doing us a favor by extending a debt ceiling. those are part of our jobs. >> meantime the republicans are accusing the president of pulling a bait and switch. >> the president was not negotiating in good faith, what he said is...
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futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching with bated breath this deal. >> they could do it at anytime. >> i wonder about the deadlines is my question. you have the october 17th deadline and then they throw on the november 1st deadline. >> if you read between the lines of what fitch is saying, no matter what you do, we're disgusted with the u.s. already. >> that's right. >> kind of across the country, other country, also feeling exactly the same way. it's like how dare you do this to your own economy when it affects us as well. >> exactly, especially when you talk about china and russia with so much debt. >>> we like to start on a positive note. >> marybel is
futures, though, are actually higher. >> that's because harry reid and mitch mcconnell are saying they're going to sit down and come up with something this morning. there is no extra time to spare now. they got to get it done before the rest of the world and the financial situation crumbles. >> when you talk about that downgrade that warning, when did that happen? at what point do they say they're actually going to downgrade? >> that's what we don't know. we are all watching...
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reid. then it is expected to go over to the house, which is expected to vote to approve this. when whole deal, making sure the debt ceiling is raised, is expected to go to the president's desk tonight. >> a lot of language in this 35-pages i haven't you go through it myself, either, but a lot of stuff in there. house republicans have to pass it as well. are there any road blocks ahead that could derail this deal before it gets to the president's desk? >> this has been such a whirlwind. i am not going to say definitively no, but it certainly doesn't look that way at this time what's been most fascinating to watch. even those -- are rallies around him, at least in his leadership. let's lynn to ma mull vainie said to our own jake tapper today. >> speaker boehner, stronger now? >> 100% stronger. no one blames him for this. we didn't have the votes. i supported the compromise that the speaker offered yesterday, so did really good conservatives. we could not get him the votes. that was our fate e
reid. then it is expected to go over to the house, which is expected to vote to approve this. when whole deal, making sure the debt ceiling is raised, is expected to go to the president's desk tonight. >> a lot of language in this 35-pages i haven't you go through it myself, either, but a lot of stuff in there. house republicans have to pass it as well. are there any road blocks ahead that could derail this deal before it gets to the president's desk? >> this has been such a...
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what happens next is president obama and harry reid will scream and yell those mean nasty republicans are threatening to shut down the federal government. what has to happen after that is we've got to do something that conservatives haven't done in a long time. we've got to stand up and win the arguments. >> i want to bring in jim acosta. jim, first of all, the budget battle, they use this all the time to score points or change in some way policy. is it likely he could get enough support to carry out the plan to use the budget in way they would not fund obamacare? >> this is going to be the big show in town coming up this fall. ted cruz is very serious about this. he has some other conservative senators like mike lee and marco rubio who are right there with him who feel if the president does not defund his suggest legislative achievement, health care reform that there could be some kind of filibustering or effort to bring the government to a halt and not continue to fund the government unless something is done to defund the president's health care law and ted cruz was making that poin
what happens next is president obama and harry reid will scream and yell those mean nasty republicans are threatening to shut down the federal government. what has to happen after that is we've got to do something that conservatives haven't done in a long time. we've got to stand up and win the arguments. >> i want to bring in jim acosta. jim, first of all, the budget battle, they use this all the time to score points or change in some way policy. is it likely he could get enough support...
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. >> john boehner, it's not about you and it's not about harry reid. it's about our country. about our national security. >> this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down, and neither do i. >> live look at the house floor. there seems to be no end in sight for this, but the house is at work today as a lot of people across the country are wondering what will it take to resolve this? what they're trying to resolve right now is if furloughed workers, more than 800,000 federal workers who have been furloughed, if they will receive their back pay. congress made comments there. the house has said they would pass it. the senate has indicated they would as well. president obama said he would sign it into law to make sure folks get their money. cnn's ted rowland is in missouri. what are you hearing? because i know people are just fed up. >> reporter: absolutely, victor. and we've been touring the midwest over the past five days. people in the midwest, they're b.s. meters are finely tuned and they don't buy into all this nonsense. everybody knew t
. >> john boehner, it's not about you and it's not about harry reid. it's about our country. about our national security. >> this isn't some damn game. the american people don't want their government shut down, and neither do i. >> live look at the house floor. there seems to be no end in sight for this, but the house is at work today as a lot of people across the country are wondering what will it take to resolve this? what they're trying to resolve right now is if furloughed...
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mitch mcconnell not only voted yes, he put the deal together with harry reid, running for re-election. there's a tea party candidate who is challenging him. how does this play out in kentucky? >> not only that, wolf, there's the fishy presence of $2.2 billion going to kentucky in pork in this deal. add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to do with ideology. this ideology had very little to do with goals. it was only ever about strategy. in a few moments, president obama will come out at that podium. i anticipate while there's talks that he may offer some kind of olive branch to republican, we'll hear a delegitimization. changes to obama care that would offset, also having a negative impact on the economy. the divide was, can you really accomplish that goal? can you strategically accomplish that goal? the tactic isn't illegitimate. the system was built to protect minority interest. funding power. vetoes. but can it accomplish your goal?
mitch mcconnell not only voted yes, he put the deal together with harry reid, running for re-election. there's a tea party candidate who is challenging him. how does this play out in kentucky? >> not only that, wolf, there's the fishy presence of $2.2 billion going to kentucky in pork in this deal. add that on and it looks pretty bad for mitch mcconnell. here is the thing. this is the divide within the republican party. it somehow continues to be overlooked. this divide had very little to...
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. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid tried to move senate votes up to today, but ted cruz objected and fellow rep bob corker came to the floor to chastise him. >> my two colleagues, who i respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show, and that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the house so they can take action. >> why is harry reid going to vote the same way you are proposing to vote? why is every democrat in this chamber going to vote the way you're proposing to vote? >> cruz never directly responded to the allegation that he wants to delay it, because this is all for show, but his spokesman said he simply wants to have these votes in the light of day. wolf, he got his wish. we now know a series of critical votes will happen at 12:30 tomorrow. then after those are passed, we expect this to go to the house and of course the government shutdown hot potato will be in their lap with just 2 1/2 days to go to the deadline. >> midnight monday night. thanks very much, dana bash. >>> he called senator cruz of texas a fraud. now peter
. >> reporter: senate majority leader harry reid tried to move senate votes up to today, but ted cruz objected and fellow rep bob corker came to the floor to chastise him. >> my two colleagues, who i respect, have sent out e-mails around the world and turned this into a show, and that is taking priority over getting legislation back to the house so they can take action. >> why is harry reid going to vote the same way you are proposing to vote? why is every democrat in this...
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is that -- >> not going to happen. >> okay, so you had senate majority leader harry reid. i saw steny hoyer, dick durbin. these are democratic leadership members here on the senate side. they have just gone in, just met with the president of the united states. so coming up in about 45 minutes from now, it's the other side's turn, the house republicans talking potentially about this deal to at least avert default for the next six weeks. so coming up, as we know that the speaker of the house, john boehner, will be there talking to the president. how has their relationship evolved over the last couple years. we'll talk to someone who has covered this administration, my colleague, jake tapper. he'll talk about the boehner/obama relationship with jake after this break. are taking charge of their type 2 diabetes with non-insulin victoza®. for a while, i took a pill to lower my blood sugar, but it didn't get me to my goal. so i asked my doctor about victoza®. he said victoza® is different than pills. victoza® is proven to lower blood sugar and a1c. it's taken once-a-day, any
is that -- >> not going to happen. >> okay, so you had senate majority leader harry reid. i saw steny hoyer, dick durbin. these are democratic leadership members here on the senate side. they have just gone in, just met with the president of the united states. so coming up in about 45 minutes from now, it's the other side's turn, the house republicans talking potentially about this deal to at least avert default for the next six weeks. so coming up, as we know that the speaker of...
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is it conceivable that harry reid would not allow that to come up for an up or down vote in the senate? >> he has been holding his cards close to the vest. lots of reasons. mostly because things are fluid. he doesn't know where things are going to be with the broader talks. it is conceivable he could hold it while -- in order to force the hand of negotiators to reopen the government. he has said, in fact, you know, many people think he's been a big driver of this whole negotiation strategy. he could slow walk it a little bit. the other issue, by the way, is that you're probably going to need 60 votes on anything and it's unclear if this would have 60 votes or, more importantly, if the bill to reopen the government would have 60 votes. the other thinking right now is that perhaps if the senate got a debt ceiling extension, then they could try to add a bill to reopen the government. unclear of what that would look like. as we've been talking about, reporting, gloria and others, susan collins, on how to work out a bill that they could try to attach there. >> do we have any indications fro
is it conceivable that harry reid would not allow that to come up for an up or down vote in the senate? >> he has been holding his cards close to the vest. lots of reasons. mostly because things are fluid. he doesn't know where things are going to be with the broader talks. it is conceivable he could hold it while -- in order to force the hand of negotiators to reopen the government. he has said, in fact, you know, many people think he's been a big driver of this whole negotiation...
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. >> harry reid? >> i know him. i, again, think they are all working -- they have different views and different point of view different from mine in these two cases, but harry reid is a pretty tough guy. he's a pretty strong guy and he's a very worthy opponent. >> would you hire him? >> i'd hire him. i don't know if i'd hire him on the country but i'd like to have him on my side. >> reporter: obama care? obama care is a disaster. obama care, i would fire. >> well, much more diplomatic donald trump. mellowed him out last night. >> he started with john boehner because we didn't know who he was talking about. what was that? >> he waffled at t. he said he is trying, he is trying, is he trying, harry reid, he is trying. >>> glee actor cory monteith is being remembered by his fellow cast members. he was a high school quarterback and "glee" club member. he died in july from a toxic mix of heroin and alcohol. it was not mentioned on the show. only that his character had died a few weeks earlier. >> everyone wants to talk ab
. >> harry reid? >> i know him. i, again, think they are all working -- they have different views and different point of view different from mine in these two cases, but harry reid is a pretty tough guy. he's a pretty strong guy and he's a very worthy opponent. >> would you hire him? >> i'd hire him. i don't know if i'd hire him on the country but i'd like to have him on my side. >> reporter: obama care? obama care is a disaster. obama care, i would fire. >>...
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for harry reid to say we won't negotiate is at odds with what we've seen for more than 35 years. >> let me ask you about the sunshine itself. your district includes charleston, south carolina, 24,000 federal workers. more than 7% of the work force. the tenth highest proportion of any in the country. this matters to you and to your voters. i know you were back holding town hall meetings about it. and i'm very well aware that you're probably aware of this. that josh earnest, the white house deputy press secretary tweeted about you. quote, gop overplayed their hand in shutting down the government over aca. obviously, the affordable care act. that's what mark sanford told a town hall meeting in south carolina. i said that and i said did you say that? i went back and checked the tape and here's what you said. >> they've overplayed their hand. >> they've overplayed their hand on some of the obama stuff. i'll gladly concede that. so you talking about obama care in. >> always as you know work the world of quotes, people grab the part that they like that serves their purpose. what i was talking
for harry reid to say we won't negotiate is at odds with what we've seen for more than 35 years. >> let me ask you about the sunshine itself. your district includes charleston, south carolina, 24,000 federal workers. more than 7% of the work force. the tenth highest proportion of any in the country. this matters to you and to your voters. i know you were back holding town hall meetings about it. and i'm very well aware that you're probably aware of this. that josh earnest, the white house...